is a common masculine Japanese given name.

Written forms

Daisuke can be written using different

kanji are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are ...

characters and can mean: *大輔, "big, assist" *大介, "big, mediate" *大祐, "big, bless" *大助, "big, help" *大典, "big, law/rule/ceremony" The name can also be written in

hiragana is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' means "common" or "plain" kana (originally also "easy", ...

katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...

Manga artists

* Daisuke Higuchi (樋口大輔), a Japanese female manga artist best known for her work on '' Whistle!'' *

Daisuke Igarashi is a Japanese manga artist. Active since the 1990s, he is known for his detailed depictions of nature in combination with spiritual or surreal themes. Manga series like ''Witches'' and ''Children of the Sea'' have been critically acclaimed and ...

(五十嵐大介), a Japanese manga artist known for his bold, detailed art style and innovative storytelling *

Daisuke Moriyama is a Japanese manga artist best known for creating the ''Chrono Crusade'' series which was adapted into a 24 episodes anime series by the studio Gonzo. Moriyama worked on a series called '' World Embryo'', which was serialized in the ''Young King ...

(森山大輔), a Japanese manga artist best known for creating the ''

Chrono Crusade , originally known in Japan (due to a typo) as ''Chrno Crusade'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Moriyama. It was serialized in Fujimi Shobo's ''Monthly Comic Dragon'' from 1998 to 2003 and later in ''Monthly Dr ...

'' series

Sportspeople

*, Japanese long jumper *, Japanese Paralympic swimmer *, Japanese water polo player * Daisuke Ikeshima (池島大介), retired Japanese race walker *, Japanese golfer *, Japanese Paralympic swimmer *

Daisuke Matsuzaka is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher, who pitched professionally for 23 seasons, 16 of them in NPB, 7 in MLB. He is currently a baseball color commentator, critic, Sports journalism, reporter, and YouTuber. Daisuke is nicknamed i ...

(松坂大輔), retired Japanese professional baseball pitcher * Daisuke Murakami (snowboarder), (村上大輔), Japanese snowboarder who competed in the

2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 (; Gosiute dialect, Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; ; Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), were an international wi ...

Daisuke Naito is a former professional boxer from Japan. He is the former WBC and lineal flyweight champion, and former Japanese and OPBF flyweight champion. Professional career Naito made his professional debut in October, 1996. He compiled an undefeat ...

(内藤大助), retired Japanese professional boxer *, retired Japanese racing driver *

Daisuke Nakata is a trampoline gymnast who competed for Japan in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were a ...

(中田大輔), Japanese trampolinist who competed in the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

*, Japanese ice hockey player *

Daisuke Ohata is a former Japanese rugby union player. He usually played on the wing, and sometimes at centre, for the Japanese national team. He made his name internationally as a speedy ace in the World Rugby Sevens Series (then known as the IRB World Sevens ...

, (大畑大介), Japanese rugby player *

Daisuke Usami is a retired Japanese volleyball player. He played as a setter and was one of the key players in the Japan men's national volleyball team in the 2000s. Usami was named ''Most Spectacular Player'' at the 2003 FIVB World Cup, where Japan ended in ...

, (宇佐美大輔), Japanese volleyball player

Football players

Daisuke Ichikawa is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played for the Japan national team. Club career Ichikawa is a product of Shimizu S-Pulses youth system. He played as right side-back and right midfielder. He made his J ...

(市川大祐), Japanese football player who plays as a defender and midfielder for the

Fujieda MYFC are a Japanese professional football club based in Fujieda, Shizuoka. They currently play in J2 League, the Japanese second tier of professional football. It was previously funded by online subscribers and was the first of its kind in Japan. Th ...

team *, Japanese football player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *

Daisuke Matsui is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He previously played for the Japan national team. His wife is Japanese actress Rosa Kato. Club career Early years In 2000, Matsui graduated from and began his profess ...

(松井大輔), Japanese footballer who plays for

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Gdańsk. As of the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa, 2025–26 season, they compete in the Ekstraklasa. The club was founded in 1945 by people Polish population transfers (1944–1946 ...

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

in Poland *, Japanese footballer and manager * Daisuke Nasu (那須大亮), Japanese football player who plays for the

Urawa Red Diamonds The or simply Urawa Reds (浦和レッズ, ''Urawa Rezzu''), also known as Mitsubishi Urawa Football Club from April 1992 to January 1996, are a professional association football, football club in the city of Saitama (city), Saitama, part of t ...

*, Japanese footballer * Daisuke Oku, Japanese former football player *

Daisuke Sakata is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career He first played for Yokohama Flügels youth team but became a Yokohama F. Marinos youth player when both teams merged in 1999. He was promoted to the top team ...

, (坂田大輔), Japanese football (soccer) player who plays for

Avispa Fukuoka is a Japanese professional football club based in Hakata, Fukuoka. They currently compete in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. History Earlier years in Fujieda The club were originally based in Fujieda, Shizu ...

in the J. League *, Japanese footballer

Skaters

Daisuke Murakami (figure skater) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2014 NHK Trophy champion, 2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion, and 2009 Japan Junior bronze medalist. Earlier in his career, he represented the United States, winning a bronze medal on the ISU Junior ...

(村上大介), Japanese figure skater *, Japanese figure skater

Wrestlers

Daisuke Harada (born November 13, 1986) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah. He’s a five-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion and a six-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion. Harada is also known fo ...

(原田大輔), professional wrestler signed to Pro Wrestling Noah *

Daisuke Ikeda is a Japanese professional wrestler who is currently wrestling in the Independent circuit in Japan. Since debuting in 1993, Ikeda has worked for a number of promotions in Japan, including Battlarts, All Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Noah a ...

(池田大輔), professional wrestler competing in the

Independent circuit In professional wrestling, the independent circuit (often shortened to the indie circuit or the indies) is the collective name of independently owned promotions which are deemed to be smaller and more regionalized than major national promotions. ...

in Japan *

Daisuke Sasaki is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), where is a former two-time DDT Universal Champion. In addition to that, in DDT, he is also a former three-time KO-D Openweight Champion, one-time DDT Extreme Champi ...

(佐々木大輔), professional wrestler *

Daisuke Sekimoto (born February 9, 1981) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) in the Strong BJ division. He is also known for his appearances in Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max. He is a three-time BJW World Strong Hea ...

(関本大介), professional wrestler * Daisuke Tochiazuma, retired sumo wrestler

Actors & voice actors

Daisuke Gōri was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Kōtō, Tokyo. Throughout his life, he was attached to TV Talent Center Tokyo, Yoshizawa Theatre School and then Mausu Promotion; he was attached to Aoni Production at the time of his dea ...

(郷里大輔, 1952–2010), Japanese voice actor, actor and narrator *

Daisuke Hirakawa is a Japanese voice actor and currently active as a freelancer. He is the official Japanese voice actor for Orlando Bloom. Career He has done Japanese voice-overs for two of Orlando Bloom's characters, Will Turner from '' Pirates of the Caribbe ...

(平川大輔, born 1973), Japanese voice actor *

Daisuke Kishio is a Japanese voice actor, singer and narrator from Matsusaka, Mie. He changed his given name from 大輔 to だいすけ on June 1, 2007 with the pronunciation and romanization remaining the same. He joined Aoni Production on April 1, 2014. H ...

(岸尾だいすけ), Japanese voice actor * Daisuke Nakamura (actor) (中村太亮), Japanese voice actor *

Daisuke Namikawa is a Japanese actor and singer associated with Stay Luck. He began acting as a child and is sometimes mistaken with Daisuke Hirakawa, as their names only differ by one character when written in kanji. Despite his wide range of roles, he usua ...

(浪川大輔, born 1976), Japanese voice actor *

Daisuke Ono is a Japanese voice actor and singer who won the 4th and 9th Seiyu Awards for best lead actor for his role as Sebastian Michaelis in '' Black Butler'', Jotaro Kujo in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' and Shukuro Tsukishima in ''Bleach'', as well a ...

(小野大輔, born 1978), Japanese voice actor well known for voicing Sebastian Michaelis in the anime adaptation of

Black Butler is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yana Toboso. It has been serialized in Square Enix's manga magazine '' Monthly GFantasy'' since September 2006. The series follows Ciel Phantomhive, the 12-year-old Earl of Phan ...

and

Jotaro Kujo is a fictional character in the Japanese manga series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. The main protagonist of the series' third story arc, '' Stardust Crusaders'', Jotaro is depicted as a rough delinquen ...

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1987 to 2004, and was transferred to the monthly manga magazine ''Ultra Jum ...

Daisuke Sakaguchi is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production. He is best known for his roles in '' Mobile Suit Victory Gundam'' as Üso Ewin, '' Gintama'' as Shinpachi Shimura, ''Clannad'' as Youhei Sunohara, '' Blood Blockade Battlefront ''as Le ...

(阪口大助, born 1973), Japanese voice actor affiliated with

Aoni Production is a Japanese talent agency representing a fair number of Voice acting in Japan, voice actors and other Japanese entertainers. It was founded in 1969 by Susumu Kubo. Voice actors currently affiliated with Aoni All names are in Western order (g ...

Japanese-American are Americans of Japanese ancestry. Japanese Americans were among the three largest Asian American ethnic communities during the 20th century; but, according to the 2000 census, they have declined in ranking to constitute the sixth largest Asi ...

actor and voice actor

Other

*, Japanese independent game developer *, Japanese pop artist, songwriter and producer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese businessman and former livedoor executive *, Japanese businessman who invented

Karaoke is a type of interactive entertainment system usually offered in nightclubs and bars, where people sing along to pre-recorded accompaniment using a microphone. Its musical content is an instrumental rendition of a well-known popular song. I ...

*, Japanese singer, composer and multi-instrumentist *, Japanese video game developer and musician *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese actor *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese comedian and actor *, Japanese professional

Go player This article gives an overview of well-known professional and amateur players of the board game Go throughout the ages. The page has been divided into sections based on the era in which the Go players played and the country in which they play ...

*, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese actor (''

Kamen Rider Zero-One is a Japanese tokusatsu drama series produced by Toei Company and TV Asahi. It is the 30th series in the ''Kamen Rider'' franchise and the first series in the Reiwa period. The show premiered on September 1, 2019, following the finale of '' Kam ...

'') *, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese student who tried to assassinate

Hirohito , Posthumous name, posthumously honored as , was the 124th emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, from 25 December 1926 until Death and state funeral of Hirohito, his death in 1989. He remains Japan's longest-reigni ...

in 1923 *, Japanese actor *, Japanese shogi player *

Daisuke Takahashi (mathematician) Daisuke Takahashi is a professor of computer science at the University of Tsukuba, specializing in high-performance numerical computing. Education and career Takahashi received a bachelor's degree in engineering in 1993 and a master's degree in e ...

, Japanese mathematician *, vocalist of the Japanese band

Maximum the Hormone is a Japanese heavy metal music, heavy metal/hardcore punk band from Hachiōji, Tokyo. Their lineup consists of vocalist Daisuke-han, drummer Nao, guitarist Maximum the Ryokun, and bassist Ue-chang. Each member alternates singing lead vocals, of ...

*, Japanese IT, music journalist, and writer *, Japanese male model *, Japanese video game scenario writer *, Japanese stage/screen/TV actor *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese singer and actor

Fictional characters

*, in the manga ''

Kodomo no Jikan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kaworu Watashiya. The story revolves around a grade school teacher named Daisuke Aoki, whose main problem is that one of his students, Rin Kokonoe, has a crush on him. It was serializ ...

'' *, from the manga ''

Ghost in the Shell ''Ghost in the Shell'' is a Japanese cyberpunk media franchise based on the manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow. The manga, first serialized between 1989 and 1991, is set in mid-21st century Japan and tel ...

'' *, from ''

Heat Guy J is a Japanese anime television series created and directed by '' Escaflowne'' director Kazuki Akane and animated by Satelight. ''Heat Guy J'' was licensed and distributed in the U.S. in 2003 by Pioneer (which subsequently became Geneon Ente ...

''. *, from the anime '' Rockman.exe NT Warrior'' *, from the anime ''

Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star , also known as ''Pretty Cure Splash Star,'' is a magical girl anime series produced by Toei Animation that aired on TV Asahi between February 5, 2006 and January 28, 2007. It is the third series in Izumi Todo's '' Pretty Cure'' metaser ...

'' *, from ''

Lupin III , also written as ''Lupin the Third'', ''Lupin the 3rd'', or ''Lupin the IIIrd'', is a Japanese media franchise created by Monkey Punch. The series follows the endeavors of master thief Lupin III (character), Lupin III, grandson of gentleman t ...

'' manga *, from ''

Kamen Rider Kabuto is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the sixteenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Asatsu-DK and Toei. The series was broadcast on TV Asahi. The ...

'' * (Davis Motomiya in English dub), from ''

Digimon , short for "Digital Monsters" ( ''Dejitaru Monsutā''), is a Japanese media franchise, which encompasses virtual pet toys, anime, manga, video games, films, and a trading card game. The franchise focuses on the eponymous creatures who inhabit a ...

'' *, of manga and anime series, '' D.N.Angel'' * Daisuke Serizawa, eyepatch-wearing character in ''

Godzilla is a fictional monster, or ''kaiju'', that debuted in the eponymous 1954 film, directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda. The character has since become an international pop culture icon, appearing in various media: 33 Japanese films p ...

'' *Daisuke, from the film ''

Urduja Urduja was a legendary warrior princess recorded in the travel accounts of Ibn Battuta (1304 – possibly 1368 or 1377 AD). She was described to be a princess of ''Kaylukari'' in the land of '' Tawalisi''. Though the locations of ''Kaylukari'' an ...

'' * Daisuke, from the film ''

The Grudge 3 ''The Grudge 3'' is a 2009 American supernatural horror film directed by Toby Wilkins and written by Brad Keene. The film is a sequel to '' The Grudge 2'' (2006) and the third installment in the American ''The Grudge'' film series. The film st ...

'' *, from the tokusatsu series, ''

Ninja Captor is a Japanese tokusatsu TV series which aired from April 7, 1976, to January 26, 1977. It appeared on TV Tokyo, Channel 12, and was produced by Toei Company, Ltd. ''Ninja Captor'' is similar to Toei's own ''Super Sentai'' series (it has been so ...

'' *, from the anime/manga series, '' UFO Robot''

Grendizer , also known as '' Grandizer'', ''Ufo Robot Grendizer Raids'', ''Goldrake'' and ''Goldorak'', is a Japanese manga and animated television series created by Go Nagai. The series is the third entry in the '' Mazinger'' series, later rel ...

*, from anime series '' The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited'' * Daisuke Ido (イドダイスケ), from the manga ''

Battle Angel Alita ''Battle Angel Alita'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese cyberpunk manga series created by Yukito Kishiro and originally published in Shueisha's '' Business Jump'' magazine from 1990 to 1995. The second of the comic's nine volumes was a ...

'' *Daisuke, from the game ''Mouthwashing''